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CITY OF ORONO NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2015 (30) NOTE 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) E. Fund Financial Statement Presentation Separate fund financial statements are provided for governmental and proprietary funds. Major individual governmental and enterprise funds are reported as separate columns in the fund financial statements. Aggregated information for the remaining non-major governmental funds is reported in a single column in the fund financial statements. Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenue is recognized when it becomes measurable and available. "Measurable" means the amount of the transaction can be determined and "available" means collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to be used to pay liabilities of the current period. For this purpose, the City considers revenues to be available if collected within 60 days after year-end. Major revenue that is susceptible to accrual includes property taxes, intergovernmental revenue, charges for services, and interest earned on investments. Only the portion of special assessments receivable due within the current fiscal period is considered to be susceptible to accrual as revenue of the current period. Revenue that is not susceptible to accrual includes licenses and permits, fees, and miscellaneous revenue. Such revenue is recorded only when received because it is not measurable until collected. Grants and similar items are recognized when all eligibility requirements imposed by the provider have been met. Expenditures are generally recorded when a liability is incurred, except for principal and interest on long-term debt and compensated absences, which are recognized as expenditures to the extent they have matured. Capital asset acquisitions are reported as capital outlay expenditures in the governmental funds. Proceeds of long-term debt and acquisitions under capital leases are reported as other financing sources. Proprietary fund financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and accrual basis of accounting, similar to the government-wide financial statements. Proprietary funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from non-operating items. Operating revenues and expenses generally result from providing services and producing and delivering goods in connection with a proprietary fund's principal ongoing operations. The principal operating revenues of the City's enterprise funds and the Internal Service Funds are charges to customers for sales and services. The operating expenses for the enterprise funds and Internal Service Funds include the cost of sales and services, administrative expenses, and depreciation on capital assets. All revenues and expenses not meeting this definition are reported as non-operating revenues and expenses. The Internal Service Funds are reported in the proprietary fund financial statements. Because the principal user of internal services is the City's governmental activities, the financial statements of the Internal Service Funds are consolidated into both the governmental activities and business-type activities columns when presented in the government-wide financial statements. The cost of these services is reported in the appropriate functional activity.